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New Research Indicates Cybersecurity Skills Shortage Will Be a Big Problem in 2015
Credit: Security Intelligence
The lack of enough cybersecurity professionals could be a major problem for many organizations in 2015, according to new research by the Massachusetts-based Enterprise Strategy Group.
ESG asked 591 information technology and security professionals if their organizations planned to add employees in 2015 and found that half of all respondents said their organizations plan to add a significant or small number of new IT staff positions in 2015. The study found 43 percent of respondents plan to add new IT staff positions in information security, 34 percent plan to add new IT staff positions in IT architecture and planning, and 34 percent plan to add new IT staff positions in server virtualization and private cloud infrastructure.
ESG also asked which areas are lacking existing skills and 28 percent of respondents think their organization has a problematic shortage of information security skills, 23 percent think their organization has a problematic shortage of IT architecture and planning skills, and 22 percent think their organization has a problematic shortage of mobile device management skills.
The annual survey has found a problematic shortage of information security skills for four consecutive years and indicates the skills shortage is worsening.
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